The things they sell you at checkout
Peptides, NAD+, sermorelin and “natural GLP-1” supplements are the high-margin shelf behind a loss-leader prescription. These guides separate what the evidence supports from what the price grid implies — including what actually changed in the FDA's July 2026 peptide vote.
MedicationsGLP-1 microdosing: lower dose, lower price, and no trial behind it
Taking less than the trials used can be a sound clinical decision or a pricing tier in a clinical coat. Here is how to tell which one you are being sold.
5 min read · Updated 2026-09-18
PeptidesPeptide therapy: what is legal, what works, and what your clinic is not telling you
BPC-157, TB-500, sermorelin and the rest are sold as longevity medicine. Here is the regulatory position after the July 2026 FDA advisory vote, and what the human evidence actually shows.
6 min read · Updated 2026-09-18
LongevityNAD+ injections and IVs: real biochemistry, unproven product
NAD is essential to how your cells make energy, and it does decline with age. Neither fact establishes that a $186-a-month injection does anything for you.
3 min read · Updated 2026-09-18
HormonesSermorelin: the approved drug that was withdrawn, and what that really means
It raises growth hormone — that much is real. Whether that helps a healthy adult in midlife is a different claim, and a much weaker one.
3 min read · Updated 2026-09-18
SupplementsGLP-1 supplements: what berberine, fibre and protein actually do
No capsule replicates semaglutide. But two ingredients in this aisle genuinely earn their place for people on these drugs — just not for the reasons on the label.
4 min read · Updated 2026-09-18
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